Fathers participated in the labor force to a greater extent when their youngest child was under the age of 6. Of those fathers, 96.1 percent were in the labor force. In comparison, mothers participated less when their youngest was under age 6. Among those mothers, the participation rate was 64.9 percent.

The participation rate of fathers whose youngest child was school age (6-17) was 93.5 percent—slightly below the overall rate for fathers. Conversely, the labor force participation rate of mothers whose youngest child was school age was well above the overall rate for mothers at 77.6 percent.